Bill Baird wrote:

I like to have my /var directory on a different partition, just in case log files start to get large. I would rather have my /var fill up, than have services stop working...

In case of a mailserver: If /var fills up, the service stops working :)

But I also like to have a pretty big /var-Partition on my mailservers in case one of the other partitions fills up ...

Ralph